Postdoc Life

Chicago

General

• Overview of Chicago

• Guide to Chicago
• Neighborhoods
• Maps

Transport

• Transportation within Chicago
• Transportation into Chicago
• Driving Licenses and License Plates
• Title and Registration
• City Sticker
• Metra (Metropolitan Rail)
  Metra offers commuter train service between various suburbs and downtown
  Phone: 312-322-6777
  
• CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)
  Travel information 312-836-7000
  Customer assistance 888-YOUR CTA
• Traffic
  • Chicagoland Expressway Congestion Map
  • Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
• Chicago 'L'
  An informational site about the history and workings of the Chicago rapid transit system — not to be confused with the CTA website
  

Things to do

• Attractions by Area
• Metromix
  The Chicago Tribune’s guide to dining, bars/clubs, music, movies, events, theater, critic’s/reader’s reviews, TV, gyms/spas, dating, outdoors and neighborhoods.
• Restaurants
• Shopping
• Architecture
• Art
• Music
• Dance
• Film
• Theater
• Museums and Exhibits
• Touristy Stuff
• Parks, zoos and gardens
• Professional Sports
• Recreation
• Newspapers, Radio, TV
• Weather
• Registering to Vote